Audi RS5 steering wheel
 

Audi RS5 multi function steering wheel removed from a 2011 car with 35,000 miles. The wheel is in excellent condition as can be seen in the photos. There are a few minor marks on the airbag.

The RS5 wheel comes with aluminium paddles for gear changing (these can be removed if fitting to a manual car). The wheel itself is also considerably thicker and chunkier than a standard S-Line wheel.

The wheel will fit a wide range of Audis.

The wheel itself is £200, and an additional £50 for the airbag and wiring harness.

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Is this a straight figment onto a D3?

I believe so yes, I never got round to fitting it myself and the car is now sold.

The part numbers for the paddles match those for the S8. I looked into it prior to purchasing.

Do you have the part number for the airbag please? I want to confirm that it's the same as the one I already have.

Thanks

I'm away in Edinburgh on business until Thursday night so I will check on my return.

Is there more than 1 different airbag of thst style? I assumed all the A3's, A4's, A8's and A6's etc would be the same.

I'm assuming the same but it's an expensive assumption to make if I'm wrong!

:)

Lol, I agree. I'll check when I'm home but in the interim I'll ask some questions too and see what I can find out.

ETKA has confirmed that part numbers of that airbag are the same across the range (bar the initial 3 digits for model and last 1 for finish).

I'll still get you the actual model number off the airbag tomorrow to be 100% sure though.

Payment made

:)

Thanks Duffy +++.

Wheel sold, just the airbag left. However from what I can see postage could be a problem on it.

I suspect postage is illegal for a device such as an airbag!

Not illegal, but most couriers prohibit them.

The Royal Mail are a bit touchy about the whole 'going bang' thing on items I suppose!

:)

Among prohibited items, the Royal Mail lists:

Explosives

Any chemical compound, mixture or device capable of producing an explosive or pyrotechnic effect with substantial instantaneous release of heat and gas is prohibited e.g. ammunition, blasting caps, Christmas cracker snaps, fireworks, flares, fuses, igniters, nitro-glycerine and party poppers.

Items that appear to be prohibited explosive ordnance may be subject to additional checks and delays.

And an airbag works as follows:

The airbag system ignites a solid propellant, which burns extremely rapidly to create a large volume of gas to inflate the bag. The bag then literally bursts from its storage site at up to 200 mph (322 kph) -- faster than the blink of an eye!

I'd guess that that would count as prohibited.

Thanks for clearing that up. I did already mention that most classify it as prohibited.

Excuse my ignorance but how do the airbags ever get to the factory for fitting in the first place then? Lol :rolleyes:

Well they would be securely packaged with the delivery company knowing what they are carrying and all precautions taken in transit.

For example all airbags must face upward in transit as they will become projectiles if fired while upside down.

And you cannot guarantee that it will be correct way up with general courier even if you marked box which way to keep it and all the involved people would keep it correct way up there is always possibility it could turn other way while on automatic sorting carousel.

Received in good order and fitted!

It's the same steering wheel moulding just with a bit more padding and very easy to fit.

Thanks!

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And now with the proper badge!

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